Hey everyone How much would you say is to much to pay for a Gillette slim? There is an auktion on a swedish site and its already up at approximately $46 plus shipping $7. Is that to much?
It's more than I would pay, but pricing might be different on your side of the Pond since (I imagine) the available flock is much thinner.
Haha that is a reasonable answer. But the only reason I want it is that its popular and Im curious Why. Its not the same as some here that are Looking for their birth year razor. Its only curiosity =P
That is the going price. Depending on condition. Buying vintage razors has become an investment for some.
That's a reasonably fair market price, at least for one in very good shape (a beater should go for less). From what I've observed lately, a decent Slim will go for no less than $35 here in the U.S.
It looks like it's in pretty good condition. But I'm not gonna get it. I'm saving myself for a fatboy(that's what she said) .... =P
Excellent point. But after searching online I have yet to find one for less than around 45 dollars. I fortunately lucked out and bagged one for $27 at an antique store. It had some very very minor aging but aside from that is in excellent shape.
Right, I meant to say it's a fair price but almost never top price. From that POV, it's a very fair price. Only a few years ago the market appeared way off on Slims; it's been up up up in recent months. FBs and BBs...market is never off.
Because they are very good razors - great shaves and top quality construction. By adjusting the razor, marginal blades can often be made to shave acceptably well, and good blades fine tuned to shave even better. I bought my Slim for $20 a few years back. Forty-five dollars sounds a bit steep to me. You can always get one of the Merkur adjustables. Thw EJ DE89 series work nearly as well overall despite being non-adjustable. You just have to try more blade types in it.
I would say that is too much, but since you are in Scandinavia you are probably used to paying twice what everything is selling for in the US. Be patient, all good things come to those that wait. (I read that somewhere) If you really want it, go for it. If it's just an impulse, let it go.
I think it's a bit expensive too. Maybe someday I find one at a flea market or something. I envy the members that get it for 1-5 dollars hahaha that's crazy =) I'm not in a hurry to buy a new razor so it's alright, plus it's no buy July hahaha
Twice as much is to nice..... =( It is just an impulse so I'm gonna wait and see if something better turns out. Maybe a fatboy. The heavier razor is appealing to me
I just found a mint '66 Slim for 50 USD. I guess that's the norm. I would be "happy" to pay that, should I jump on it.
How much would you pay for shipping? Isn't you minimizing your den? =P that's a bit counter productive hahaha